South By Southwest® Music News

On March 18, 2006, SXSW gathered an extraordinary group of New Orleans music notables for 'New Orleans Music After Katrina" We've found three accounts of the session online from the Austin Chronicle, Offbeat and Clizbiz....

Taking its name from front man Taylor Wilkins' simpatico canine, Wilkins and drummer Jud Johnson formed Otis The Destroyer from the ashes of local favorites The Couch, and have subsequently injected a dose of self-described "fast-paced, psychedelic" sound into the Austin music scene....

There aren’t many one-man bands that inspire and move the crowd quite like Possessed by Paul James. Konrad Wert’s music is a fierce combination of instruments and styles, deftly switching between guitar, fiddle and banjo all while stomping and singing passionately throughout his live sets....

This is the big week of the year for the Americana Music Association; their 15th annual conference and festival kicks off tomorrow at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee with the Honors & Awards show. SXSW veterans hold down the key positions: Jim Lauderdale is the emcee, Buddy Miller...